Windows 11 Tips
Restore the “Import pictures and videos” AutoPlay Option in Windows 10/11
To add the Import pictures and videos option to the AutoPlay dialog in Windows:
Open an admin Command Prompt window.
Run the following commands:
cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Photo Viewer"
regsvr32 PhotoAcq.dll
regsvr32 PhotoViewer.dll
Note: For Windows 32-bit systems, use C:\Program Files instead of C:\Program Files (x86)
Restore Classic Notepad
Open CMD as ADMIN, then run the following:
assoc .txt=txtfile
ftype txtfile="C:\Windows\System32\NOTEPAD.EXE" "%1"
Restore Classic Copy& Paste
Open CMD, then run the following:
reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32" /f /ve
Disable ‘Search the Web’ Completley in windows 11
- Open the Registry Editor by searching for “regedit” in the Start menu and clicking the top result. Click yes if prompted by User Account Control.
- Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer. If the Explorer key does not exist, right-click on Windows and create a new key called Explorer.
- Create a new DWORD (32-bit) registry key and name it DisableSearchBoxSuggestions.
- You can create a new registry key by right-clicking in the right window pane and selecting New->DWORD.
- Double-click on DisableSearchBoxSuggestions to edit it and set the Value data field to 1 and click OK.
- Close the Registry Editor and reboot your computer.